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Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Quiz by Lana Hensley

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  • Q1
    Who was the author of "The Jungle"?
    Andrew Carnegie
    Anne Dallas Dudley
    Upton Sinclair
    30s
  • Q2
    Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
    16th
    1st
    19th
    2nd
    30s
  • Q3
    Vanderbilt University was named after the "Commodore," or__________________.
    John D. Rockefeller
    Cornelius Vanderbilt
    Andrew Carnegie
    30s
  • Q4
    Which is better for building skyscrapers?
    brick
    steel
    iron
    30s
  • Q5
    A person who comes to a country to live their permanently?
    European
    immigrant
    migrant
    30s
  • Q6
    A ruthless businessman is also known as a _______.
    muckraker
    robber baron
    30s
  • Q7
    A business with no competition is also known as a _____________.
    monopoly
    robber baron
    30s
  • Q8
    Having this among businesses can make prices go down.
    friendship
    partnerships
    competition
    30s
  • Q9
    Andrew Carnegie made his fortune with this product.
    steel
    electricity
    30s
  • Q10
    Thomas Edison and this man invented a way to run electricity through wires.
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Nikola Tesla
    Elijah McCoy
    30s
  • Q11
    This invention dripped oil on machines and made them last longer.
    oil cup
    oil lamp
    30s
  • Q12
    The period between the 1870's and about 1900 is known as the _______.
    Renaissance
    Great Depression
    Gilded Age
    30s
  • Q13
    What was the first organized union called?
    Knights of Labor
    American Federation of Labor
    30s
  • Q14
    Who was the president of the AFL?
    Samuel Gompers
    Anne Dallas Dudley
    Alexander Graham Bell
    30s
  • Q15
    Immigrants entered into America through immigration stations. One was called ____________and the other was__________.
    Ellis Island, Angel Island
    Angel Island, Manhattan Island
    Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty
    30s

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